Location-sharing hide-and-seek

#Monkeys splashing around#

#Dating Show Gone Crazy#

Director Niu had never imagined that the romantic pool date he had so painstakingly arranged would end up trending under such an absurd hashtag.

He finally realized how serious the situation was.

At this rate, Xie Mi really would single-handedly turn his dating show into a madhouse.

It was time to do something.

So the production team urgently adjusted the schedule, moving up the one-on-one date day that had originally been planned for two weeks later.

"Today is one-on-one date day!"

The next morning, Director Niu stood in the living room and announced with renewed confidence, "Our six guests will split into three pairs and head to three separate locations arranged by the production team for a full day of dating!"

"How will we choose the pairs?" Liu Woxing asked.

"Good question."

Director Niu took out his phone and tapped away. Then all six guests' phones chimed at once.

They all pulled out their phones to check and discovered that Director Niu had created a group chat and added all of them.

The group chat was called...

"Location-sharing hide-and-seek?" Xu Shuangrong asked.

"That's right. Location-sharing hide-and-seek is the game we'll be playing today."

"All six of you will set off to hide at the same time. Ten minutes later, I'll randomly designate one person as the [seeker]. The [seeker] will catch the others and win if they catch everyone within the time limit."

"While playing hide-and-seek, you must all join the location-sharing session in the group chat. That means the [seeker] can see every player's location in real time and use it to track them down."

"The winner gets first pick of their date partner, and that person cannot refuse."

"That's how we'll decide the pairs."

[This looks fun!]

[I have a question. If you can see everyone's location, won't you know exactly where they are? How are they supposed to hide?]

[That's why there's a time limit. Just keep dodging until time runs out.]

[The seeker can see your location, but you can also see theirs. While they're using your location to find you, you can use theirs to avoid them. It works both ways.]

[So athletic people have an advantage. As long as you run fast enough, the other person can't catch you even if they can see your location. Is that the idea?]

[Exactly.]

[Director Niu really knows how to spice things up.]

"What are the boundaries?" Xiao Jingxi asked the crucial question.

Director Niu replied, "Within the Manor."

Love Watch Villa was located on a Manor with lush green lawns, a tranquil lake, and dense, verdant woods.

"And the time limit?" Qiu Chengye asked.

"One hour."

Director Niu took out a timer. "Once you walk out this door, I'll start a ten-minute timer. After ten minutes, I'll designate the [seeker] and begin the one-hour countdown."

"Does finding someone mean seeing them, or do we have to touch them?" Shen Yeqing asked.

"Touch them."

In other words, as long as you ran fast enough, you were invincible.

With all the rules clarified, the production team gave them ten minutes to discuss strategies and prepare, and brought out a map of the entire Manor for reference.

"Who are you planning to pick, Teacher Xie?"

Xie Mi was studying the terrain when Shen Yeqing's voice sounded beside her.

She turned to look.

He wore a casual, relaxed ivory sweatshirt that day. With one arm resting on the table, he propped up his elegantly contoured chin and smiled with the utmost gentleness.

Well, well. The sweet, unattainable dream guy.

Unfortunately, Xie Mi wasn't buying it. "Don't try to figure me out. There is no answer."

Despite being brushed off, Shen Yeqing wasn't annoyed in the slightest. "If you don't know who to pick, Teacher Xie, how about me?"

"Give me a reason."

"Because I want to be paired with Teacher Xie."

The moment he finished speaking, several gazes snapped toward them.

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Did that count as... asking her on a date?

[Holy shit, is this a confession?]

[Are we sure Mr. Shen isn't just curious about Xie Mi as some strange new species?]

[Xie Mi: how rude can you get?]

[Don't overthink it, okay? There are only three female guests on the show. Xu Shuangrong already has a pairing, and Mr. Shen has had zero interaction with Liu Woxing. Doesn't that leave Xie Mi as his only choice?]

[Is it that hard to admit Mr. Shen is interested in Xie Mi? Even as a casual viewer, I can tell there's something in the way he looks at her. If the sky fell, your stubborn mouths would hold it up.]

Xie Mi couldn't help narrowing her eyes as her brain raced.

A moment later, she flashed a meaningful smile. "Sure. If I win, you'll be my first pick."

Xiao Jingxi abruptly turned to look.

"Then it's settled. Don't string me along, Teacher Xie."

"You can rest completely assured."

Preparation time ended, and the game officially began.

The six guests took their phones, turned on location sharing, and headed outside to find hiding spots.

Ten minutes later, the hiding period ended, and Director Niu randomly designated the [seeker] in the group chat.

[Director Niu]: let's see who our lucky winner is.

[Director Niu]: I choose you! @Xiao Jingxi

[Xiao Jingxi]: okay.

[Director Niu]: the one-hour capture timer has officially started. Set off immediately to find the other guests!

Xiao Jingxi began moving.

Everyone else could see Xiao Jingxi's avatar moving across the map.

[Qiu Chengye]: hahahahaha, I'm pretty far away. You'd better watch out, @Xu Shuangrong. You're closest to him right now.

[Xu Shuangrong]: hmm... if Jingxi catches me, I'll accept it.

[Xie Mi]: you could at least try to resist. Relocate right now, for example.

[Xu Shuangrong]: I don't think I can outrun Jingxi.

The production team really had thought things through.

By choosing Xiao Jingxi, who regularly worked out, they avoided having a [seeker] who was too slow to catch the people hiding.

Just as everyone thought Xu Shuangrong would be the first casualty, Xiao Jingxi made a baffling move.

He ignored Xu Shuangrong, who was closest to him, and headed in another direction.

[Qiu Chengye]: where's he going? Is someone over there?

[Liu Woxing]: zoom out on the map. There is.

The avatar farthest from Xiao Jingxi was so distant that it had practically merged with the edge of the map-Xie Mi.

[Xie Mi]: ?

This bastard was targeting her! Instead of catching the closest person, he was coming after her, the farthest away?

[I'm shipping them so hard.]

[He let Shuangrong go without a second thought. If that isn't love, what is?]

[Hahahaha, he sure knows who he loves and who he hates.]

[You can tell Best Actor Xiao has been bottling up his frustration. He finally has a chance to get revenge on Xie Mi.]

[Shen Yeqing]: go in peace, Teacher Xie.

[Xie Mi]: is that something a human being would say?

[Shen Yeqing]: don't worry. If you lose, I'll pick you.

Who would have thought that the moment Shen Yeqing sent that message, Xiao Jingxi's avatar would start hurtling across the map like a runaway horse, launching into an all-out hundred-meter sprint?

[Xie Mi]: damn, you've got the strength of an ox.

[Xie Mi]: my corpse isn't feeling too well, so I'm logging off.

As Xiao Jingxi's avatar drew closer and closer to Xie Mi's, the two finally overlapped.

Everyone understood what that meant and waited for Director Niu to announce Xie Mi's elimination in the group chat.

Instead, all they got was a demand from Xiao Jingxi.

[Xiao Jingxi]: @Xie Mi have you vanished off the face of the earth?